CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With the number of travelers going through Charlotte Douglas International Airport checkpoints expected to increase over the July Fourth holiday, airport officials are on alert for passengers carrying weapons.
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Channel 9 learned not only are passenger numbers rising, but agents are finding more weapons in people's carry-on bags.
Officials said 35 guns have been found at Charlotte Douglas checkpoints so far this year and many of them were loaded.
Watch the video above as Eyewitness News anchor John Paul breaks down the disturbing trend and its consequences.
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